Senior Business Analyst - Emerging Markets (Finance)

About the role

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst for its Emerging Markets (EM) finance function, based in Cairo. The role is fully virtual, with a flexible location across EMEA and a preference for candidates based in Emerging Markets. It works closely with the Senior Business Controller for EM to support EM sub-cluster teams and coordinate planning processes such as Latest Thinking, budget cycles, forecast updates, the Integrated Business Plan and BvAs. The contract is full-time and permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the Business Plan, updates, Integrated Business Plan, quarterly Latest Estimate and Budget vs. Actual cycles, including consolidation, analysis, scenario planning and detailed financial plan reviews.
• Lead the Central EM budget and BvA, including headcount, intercompany and quarterly closing follow-up.
• Support Business Plan commitments at EM level with sub-cluster Finance teams, covering sales, headcount, Opex, Capex, DSO, Net Income (MRNI) and cash flow.
• Coordinate Functional target setting, budgets and BvA with EMOC Functional leads and local Finance teams.
• Lead advanced reporting tools for EM Finance (dashboards, headcount, NTS/PVC, GP and ad hoc reports) using Power BI, Power Automate and other emerging AI tools.
• Contribute to the EM Finance onboarding process and support the EMEA Regional Finance team (e.g., PVM, leadership MBR preparation).
• Drive adoption of SigniFi and other J&J Finance transformation initiatives in EM.

Required profile

• University degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Business Administration, Finance or related fields.
• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, including business planning, reporting and analysis.
• Experience in a multinational environment and fluent English.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and Power BI
• Automation tools such as Power Automate and emerging AI solutions
• Preferred: budgeting, financial analysis, forecasting, financial modeling and financial statement analysis